Thermosphaeroma
Encyclopedia
Thermosphaeroma is a genus of crustacean
in family Sphaeromatidae
. It contains eight species, most of which are listed on the IUCN Red List
(EW: extinct in the wild
; CR: critically endangered
; EN: endangered
; LC; least concern
; NE: not evaluated):
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
in family Sphaeromatidae
Sphaeromatidae
Sphaeromatidae is a family of isopods, containing the following genera:*Afrocerceis Müller, 1995*Agostodina Bruce, 1994*Amphoroidea H...
. It contains eight species, most of which are listed on the IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
(EW: extinct in the wild
Extinct in the Wild
Extinct in the Wild is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa, the only known living members of which are being kept in captivity or as a naturalized population outside its historic range.-Examples:...
; CR: critically endangered
Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN Red List for wild species. Critically Endangered means that a species' numbers have decreased, or will decrease, by 80% within three generations....
; EN: endangered
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
; LC; least concern
Least Concern
Least Concern is an IUCN category assigned to extant taxon or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, Near Threatened, or Conservation Dependent...
; NE: not evaluated):
| Species | Authority | Year | IUCN status | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermosphaeroma cavicauda | Bowman | 1985 | ||
| Thermosphaeroma dugesi | 1893 | |||
| Thermosphaeroma macrura | Bowman | 1985 | ||
| Thermosphaeroma mendozai | Schotte | 2000 | ||
| Thermosphaeroma milleri | Bowman | 1981 | ||
| Thermosphaeroma smithi | Bowman | 1981 | ||
| Thermosphaeroma subequalum | Cole & Bane | 1978 | , | |
| Thermosphaeroma thermophilum Thermosphaeroma thermophilum Thermosphaeroma thermophilum, commonly known as the Socorro isopod or Socorro sowbug, is a crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae... |
1897 |